Vehicle interior structure, interior member used therefor, method for producing the same, and method for producing polarizing member

US11267320B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11267320-B2
Application numberUS-202016800349-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 25, 2020
Priority dateSep 19, 2017
Publication dateMar 8, 2022
Grant dateMar 8, 2022

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Abstract

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Provided are a vehicle interior structure in which a burden for passengers caused by reflected light generated due to a mirror phenomenon and the like can be reduced while at the same time the design can be enhanced, an interior member used therefor, a method for producing the same, and a method for producing a polarizing member. An instrument panel as an interior member includes a glossy portion and a polarizing layer formed on the surface of the glossy portion, the glossy portion being adapted to reflect light coming through a windshield and the polarizing layer being adapted to absorb optical oscillation components in the vehicle width direction.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for producing an interior member, the interior member being adapted to be arranged at a position overlapping glass of a vehicle in a vertical direction, comprising: preparing an interior member with a glossy portion, the glossy portion configured to reflect light coming through the glass; humidifying and swelling a film so as to plasticize the film; uniaxially stretching the plasticized film so as to provide the film with a polarizing property to absorb optical oscillation components in the uniaxial direction; attaching the film to the glossy portion of the interior member while shaping the film to conform with a surface shape of the glossy portion by using vacuum decompression or air-pressure pressing; drying the attached film after being attached to the glossy portion of the interior member; and forming a coating layer on a surface of the dried film attached to the glossy portion, wherein the coating layer is configured to protect the polarizing property of the dried film.

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Classifications

  • B60K37/00Primary

    Dashboards (as road-vehicle superstructure sub-units B62D25/14) · CPC title

  • Antiglare equipment associated with windows or windscreens (optical viewing arrangements for vehicles B60R1/00); Sun visors for vehicles (sun visors having appliances for storing or holding personal property B60R7/05) · CPC title

  • Polarizing, birefringent, filtering · CPC title

  • Interior finishings · CPC title

  • Reflective · CPC title

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What does patent US11267320B2 cover?
Provided are a vehicle interior structure in which a burden for passengers caused by reflected light generated due to a mirror phenomenon and the like can be reduced while at the same time the design can be enhanced, an interior member used therefor, a method for producing the same, and a method for producing a polarizing member. An instrument panel as an interior member includes a glossy porti…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toyota Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60K37/00. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 08 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 5 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).